“Jo Glanville is in Berlin as some of those driven from the city by the Nazi regime, including Ludwig Katzenellenbogen, 91, return to their old homes to teach young Berliners about this dark chapter in the city’s history.”

“The American writer Philip Roth, whose death at the age of 85 was announced today, is remembered by • Ian McEwan, • his biographer Claudia Roth Pierpont, and • American novelist Amy Bloom.
From Roth’s first novel Goodbye Columbus (in 1959) to Portnoy’s Complaint, American Pastoral and The Plot Against America, he was a writer who courted controversy and explored complex themes concerning sexuality, Jewish life and America.”

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https://happysjewishtvguide.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/today-newshour-philip-roth-dies/#respondWed, 23 May 2018 17:59:33 +0000http://happysjewishtvguide.wordpress.com/?p=5910this afternoon (wednesday 23rd), 1.39-1.45pm, on bbc radio 4, and 2.06-2.19pm (partly repeated 9.44pm), on bbc world service radioworld at one (presented by sarah montague) and newshour (presented by razia iqbal) lead with …

”Fashion designer Sadie Clayton meets designer, artist and architect Ron Arad.Ron Arad is an award-winning industrial designer, artist, and architect. He was born in Israel and went to the Jerusalem Academy of Art, and later the Architectural Association in London.
His career as a designer began in 1981 with the Rover chair, a recycled car seat anchored on a tubular steel frame, and he has gone on to design everything from furniture to eyewear to skyscrapers.
For Only Artists, Ron Arad gives Sadie Clayton a tour of his studio in North London where they discuss serendipity, escaping the design label and what to do with two thousand plumbing saddles.
The sketches they make of each other can be seen in the Gallery on the home page.”